The Florida Gators are anything but a tire fire this season under new head coach Dan Mullen. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the team’s equipment truck.
On the way home to Gainesville after Florida’s road win at Mullen’s old program, Mississippi State, the equipment truck apparently blew a tire, which then ignited on the road. According to the Florida football equipment Twitter account, there were no injuries and everything should be in good shape for this weekend’s next game.
FYI... our equipment truck got a flat tire last night on its way back to Gainesville, it sparked a small fire. Everyone involved is ok. We will be ready for our game this weekend against LSU ! #GoGators @GatorsFB
— GatorsEquipment (@GatorsEquipment) September 30, 2018
Photos of the damaged truck made their way to Twitter, of course. To pour some salt on the wounds of the auto incident, this all went down not far away from the home of the Alabama Crimson Tide, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
@GatorsFB Equipent truck appears to have caught on fire just outside of Tuscaloosa @ESPNCFB @SDS pic.twitter.com/2acZ8xob1T
— Jack Fenimore (@jack_fenimore) September 30, 2018
Florida improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play with a 13-6 victory at Mississippi State on Saturday.